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GLN Staff Writer | globalleadership.orgBecause of the GLS in Kenya | Missionaries From the Inside Out
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“The Global Leadership Summit is the greatest thing that happened to us in Kenya,” said Patrick Kuchio, event manager for the GLS, and head of missions at Jesus Ministries in Kenya.
“For me, the GLS has challenged me to build my leadership capacity.”
Empowering Kenyan missionaries
The GLS is helping Patrick, and many leaders like him, grasp their grander vision, and bring change to the country through the gospel. “My grander vision is to see a church in each of the 47 counties of Kenya and a missionary center in every country of the world by the year 2050,” said Patrick. “Kenya and Africa, were previously seen as a mission field. We were defined as a dark continent for different reasons, but mainly because we had not quite embraced the gospel message. The center of Christianity has since shifted. Africa is now becoming a mission force instead of a mission field.”
Missionaries are now coming out of Africa and going to other parts of the world to share the gospel.
The ripple effect of the GLS in spreading the gospel
It’s been especially inspiring to see the number of youth who have been impacted either directly or indirectly by the GLS. “Last year we had about 500 university students in attendance—fully paid for by people from the corporate world,” said Patrick. “This year we are targeting 1,000 university students and key leaders in the university with a prayer that they are impacted by great leadership principles and can go back into the world to make a difference.”
These young leaders are the future of the nation, and will ultimately carry on the grander vision to spread the gospel across the country.
Patrick told us a story of a leader who has been leveraging what he’s learned at the GLS to share the gospel with Muslim students and their families.
“I (Patrick) went into a predominately Muslim place in Kenya, which is somewhat feared because of terrorism. It’s a risky place to be. When I went into a Fellowship Center, a man called out to me, ‘Hey Pasi! (Pasi means pastor). I have been coming to the Global Leadership Summit for several years and I have an interesting story to tell you!’
This man has been mentoring young Muslim students, both male and female. He is a soccer coach and uses sports evangelism as a tool to disciple and sow God’s words into young Muslims. Some of them have made a commitment to Jesus! Now they are influencing their families, which is a very difficult thing to do.
Many people run away from Muslim evangelism. But here is a man who comes to the Global Leadership Summit and he is inspired. He says, ‘I think I am on the right track. I am doing what God called me to do. God has not called us to pontificate on our status quo or progress, but God has called us to move things from here to there. That is what I do — move people from here to there.”
This man uses principles he learned from the Global Leadership Summit with young Muslims who come to play sports. He disciples them and they go back and influence their families.
Stories like these are the reason Patrick continues to work with the GLS and bring it to leaders across Kenya.
The ripple effect of the GLS is helping people discover Jesus and transforming lives.
Patrick’s prayer
“My biggest prayer request is that I live up to my fullest leadership potential, and that I would influence everyone that I interact with,” said Patrick. “I pray I will be a trailblazer where ever God sends me, and I will also raise trailblazers, and pour out my heart to them at every opportunity.”
Thank you for inspiring and encouraging leaders like Patrick
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“I want to thank all of you who have participated in contributing to the success of the Global Leadership Summit that has been in Kenya for the last 10 years,” Patrick shares. “The investment you have made has not gone to waste. It will surely transform the future of our nation.”
To continue to support leaders like Patrick in Kenya who are spreading the gospel, consider a gift to the Willow Creek Association
at www.willowcreek.com/give.
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